Posted on 11/16/2015 12:02:23 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
NASHVILLE -- A Tennessee lawmaker plans to ask Gov. Bill Haslam this week to work to "suspend all efforts" to settle Syrian refugees in the state following last Friday's terror attacks in Paris.
Rep. Sheila Butt, R-Columbia, is asking colleagues in an email to sign a letter in an effort to persuade fellow Republican Haslam to agree in the wake of the attacks which according to news accounts killed at least 129 people.
The self-proclaimed Islamic State has claimed credit for the coordinated assaults.
In her email, Butt said "Tennesseans are mourning this week with the people of Paris." She said "we understand completely the sense of helplessness, despair and dread after the terrorist attack on our own state in Chattanooga in July of this year.
"Four Marines and a Sailor were brutally and defenselessly shot and killed and other servicemen and a police officer were wounded," Butt's letter notes. "Many lives changed drastically that day. We still feel the violation and the loss."
The lawmaker said that while Tennessee has "historically welcomed immigrants we understand that our first priority at this time must be to protect the safety of the people in Tennessee."
Citing multiple news agencies that a Syrian passport, found at the site of one of the attacks, matches a refugee who entered Europe through Greece, Butt's letter says "we respectfully and urgently request that you suspend all efforts to settle any Syrian Refugees in Tennessee, through any agencies, until the U.S. Department of Homeland Security completes a full review of security clearances and procedures."
She adds that "proper security vetting is an extensive process and can take up to a year or more and it is very questionable whether Syria even has a database which would allow the refugees to be vetted properly."
On Sunday, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced they are opposing any efforts to locate Syrian refugees in their states.
"I will not stand complicit to a policy that places the citizens of Alabama in harm's way," Bentley said in a statement. "We refuse Syrian refugees."
In September, the Obama administration was willing to accept at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next fiscal year as Europe deals with the massive influx of fleeing refugees from war-ravaged areas of the Middle East and Africa.
He said he had sent an EMail asking Gov Haslem whether or not he would block the islamics from coming to TN but he had not got an answer yet..
As for my local legislator, Rep Kevin Brooks has signed this letter...
This is the 10th governor today!! The governor of Texas shut her down too. This is so wonderful. That you gentlemen for saving your people!!
This is the 10th governor today!! The governor of Texas shut her down too. This is so wonderful. That you gentlemen for saving your people!!
PING
Our TN Gov hasn’t answered as yet...
I assure you— he will.
We all need to call and email daily until he stands up for us, the citizens.
PING
Doubt it was the esteemed Senators calling for this.
Corker/Alexander pathetic.
Of course, as we’ve learned from the terrorist attack in Texas, any state that lets in terrorists opens all states to attack.
where is my dear state of North Carolina???
can’t find anything about my home state.
where is my governor?
My members are useless: two moonbat leftist Democrats (Rep. Sherry “Scary” Jones and Sen. Thelma “The Mad Hatter” Harper). I don’t ask them for squat.
Gov. McCrory just announced a ban on them
The only refugees we should even consider are women and children, and boys only up to the age of 11. Older boys and men - no.
So far it seems like only Republican Governors announcing bans?
oh...thank you McCrory
Sheila Butts is one of the rockin’ representatives in TN. On major issues, I email ALL the representatives and senators and Sheila is one who always replies. And her stances have all been on the right side so far. She’s a keeper and I hope her district keeps her in place for a long time.
I’m getting ready to head into town and plan to stop by our representative’s place of business to ask if he’s on board with this. I imagine he is because he’s another of the Good Guys.
I couldn’t get through on the phone to Haslam’s office so have emailed him about it.
We all know horses are already out of the barn but the doors have to be shut at some point any way. Now’s a good time to do it. And the doors need to STAY shut. Enough is enough.
I emailed Haslam this morning about this. We already have WAY too many Muslims here and illegal’s are running the place. Local Sheriff’s try their best not to arrest any of them. I hope Haslam does the right thing but I’m not counting on it.
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